Detachable soft collar



1961 H. v. JACOBS 2,997,718

DETACHABLE SOFT COLLAR Filed July 14, 1958 INVENTOR. #4 040 L dacoss United States 2,997,718 DETACHABLE SOFT COLLAR Harold V. Jacobs, 50 E. 191st St, New York, N.Y.

Filed July 14, 1958, Ser. No. 748,322 3 Claims. (Cl. 2-139) This invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly to a shirt and collar assembly for men. 7

Ordinarily, shirts for men are manufactured with the collar and collar band forming an integral part of the body of the shirt and fastened thereto at the neck line by sewing. Thus a new collar can only be aifixed to the body of the shirt by first removing the stitches and then sewing a new collar thereto. Usually this can be done only by skilled mechanics.

Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide a shirt construction in which the collars are removably secured to the body of the shirt by the use of snap fasteners.

The advantages of this method of securing collars is to provide a new collar for one that is worn or torn. Another advantage is to provide a shirt and collar construction in which any one of a number of a large variety of collars may be used in combination with a single shirt body so that the number of shirts in a wardrobe can be substantially reduced without sacrificing a wide selection of styles and color for various dress purposes. Another advantage is to provide a shirt construction in which s9iled collars may be changed as frequently as desired completely independently of the use of the body of the shirt.

An application for a patent for a shirt construction using a Snap Fastener Soft Collar was filed by the present applicant on May 14, 1957, Serial No. 659,172, Division 24, now abandoned.

This application for a patent claims a different, new, improved and better method of construction of the collar, neck band and shirt.

A great advantage of this new method of construction is that there are no protruding parts. All parts of the snap fasteners are covered at all times making for easier and safer washing and protection from damage.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from a study of the following specifications, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

FIGURE 1 is a partly exploded perspective view of a shirt and coHar assembly made in accordance with one form of the present invention.

FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the collar used in the construction shown in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a view of a shirt construction showing a neck line with a construction for a sport shirt.

FIGURE 4 is the plan view of a collar with a construction for a sport shirt.

Referring now to the details in the drawings, and more particularly to FIGURE 1 and 2 thereof, a shirt 11, made in accordance with the present invention is shown to include the shoulder panel 12 and the front button 13. The shirt also has a neck band 24 that has a button hole 15 and a button 14. The neck band has a plurality of holes 25 spaced apart in sufficient numbers to firmly hold the snap fasteners in place when the prong of the snap fastener is pushed thru the hole and snapped on the other elements of same. These holes are reinforced by rings of metal, plastic or thread. The neck band is fastened to the neck of the shirt by stitching 16.

The collar is made in three pieces as shown in FIGURE 2, with an outer fold 17 that forms the outside of the collar, a back band 19 that is the back of the collar and an inside band 18. These three pieces are sewn together at 21. The outside fold 17 is folded over at 21 to form 2,997,718 Patented-Aug. '29, 1961 the outside of the collar. The inside band 18 has button holes 20 at each end and the hole or receiving element of the snap fastener 23 is fastened thru the material of the band 18 at a plurality of places to correspond with the holes 25 on the neck band 24. The collar band 19 is shorter than the inside band 18 and has no button holes or buttons. The band 19 holds a plurality of the prongs of the snap fastener 22 so arranged that they will fit into the holes or opening elements of the snap fastener 23. The band 19 is placed back of the neck band 24, the prong of the snapfastener 22 is placed thru the hole 25 on the neck band of the shirt. The holding element 23 on the collar band 18 is snapped on to the prong 22. When this is completed with all of the snap fasteners on the bands the collar is securely fastened in place on the neck band of the shirt.

FIGURE 3 is a view of sport shirt assembly 31 showing a neck line 32, a button 34 and a loop 35 for placing over the button 34 to hold the neck line closed. Around the neck line 32 and placed just below the top of the neck line are a plurality of reinforced holes 33.

FIGURE 4 is a plan view of a collar-for the sport shirt FIGURE 3, having an outside fold 36 an inside band 37 and a back band 38. These three pieces are fastened together at 41 by sewing. The band 38 has plurality of prongs snap fasteners 40 and the band 37 has a plurality of holes or receiving elements 39. The prong 40 is placed thru the hole 33 of the shirt 31 and the receiving element 39 is snapped over the prong. This securely fastens the collar 36 to the shirt 31. When the collar 36 is folded over it will fall in place to form a perfect collar and shirt assembly.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A shirt comprising, in combination, an annular neck band having an outside surface, inside surface, a top and bottom edge, the bottom edge permanently secured to the neck line of the shirt along its length, said neck band having adjacent to each end a fastening means to Separately fasten the two ends together, a plurality of openings provided along the length of the neck band thru the outside and inside surfaces spaced equally distant from the top and bottom edges of the neck band and a collar construction having an outside band, an inside band, and a middle band, each band having two surfaces, top and bottom edges, the top edges integrally connected along their length, the bottom edges spaced apart, the inside surface of the inside band having permanently secured to it a plurality of complementary fastening elements along its length, the middle band having a plurality of complementary fastening elements along its length permanently secured to the proximate surface of the inside band, the fastening elements aligned with the openings in the neck band when placed between the inside and middle bands, to fasten the collar to the neck band by engaging the complementary fastening elements with each other thru the openings of the neck band, the middle band extending beyond the ends of the outside and inside bands and having fastening elements to separately secure the ends to each other and to the ends of the neck band.

2. A shirt as set forth in claim 1 where the annular neck band has fastening elements adjacent to each end consisting of a button and button hole, respectively, said openings being reinforced around their circumference, the complementary fastening elements on the inside band being a plurality of prong snap fastener elements, the complementary fastening elements on the middle band being a plurality of socket snap fastener elements, and the middle band extending beyond the ends of the outside and inside bands and having the fastening elements of the middle band extension consisting of a button hole adjacent to each end.

3. A shirt comprising in combination a body, having an annular neck line, without a neck band, having adjacent to one end a secured button and on the other end a permaently secured loop to separately secure the ends together, a plurality of openings, reinforced around their circumference, formed along the neck line and located adjacent thereto, and a collar composed of an outer fold having two surfaces, a top and bottom edge, and two ends, the fold when doubled over forming the collar, and two bands each having an outside surface and an inside surface, a top and bottom edge, the bottom edge of the fold and top edge of each band integrally connected along their length, and separated at the bottom edges, the bands each having separated opposing surfaces, the proximate surface of the inside band having a plurality of prong snap fastener elements integrally secured'thereto and the surface of the opposite band having a plurality of socket snap fastener elements integrally secured thereto and both sets of the snap fastener elements aligned with the openings in the shirt body, the snap fastener elements, when engaged thru the openings in the shirt body, separately fastening the collar to the shirt.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,248,332 Isenhour Nov. 27, 1917 2,164,751 Newman July 4, 1939 2,182,486 Broder Dec. 5, 1939 

